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The Vaal community is scrambling to halt the spread of water lettuce, an invasive alien species threatening the Vaal River.

Research by Discovery Health and Vitality, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, has shown that regular physical activity may boost the effectiveness of the Covid vaccine, and that regular exercise enhances the protection afforded against serious disease.

Sisonke Programme researchers gave an update on recent findings, saying less than half of the studys first phase participants had been administered booster shots.

South Africa's vaccination drive has slowed, and targets are being moved away from overall population coverage to specific age groups.

According to Sama, research indicates that the immunity and efficacy of a single dose vaccination – such as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine – is unknown and that a single J&J vaccination only provides good immunity up to, at most, eight months.

Some of these problems are purely technical, with the health department confirming that the system is under strain due to the sheer volume of enquiries.

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The ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19 has warned that because vaccines do not kick in immediately after they are administered, people can get infected after getting the jab.  The Johnson& Johnson (J&J) vaccine can begin to work effectively after four weeks while the Pfizer vaccine can take up to two weeks to be effective after receiving the second dose.  “No vaccine is 100% effective. Therefore, even vaccinated people are still at risk of infection and mild to severe disease. If a...

The Sisonke Programme's safety data, which saw health workers vaccinated with the J&J vaccine, has been released

South Africa’s daily vaccination numbers are picking up, but they’re still a long way off target.